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FOOTAGE SHOWS TWO PEOPLE IN A SMALL BOAT AT A POPULAR HOLIDAY SPOT IN RHODE ISLAND, IN THE UNITED STATES, WHEN SUDDENLY ONLOOKERS SEE A MASSIVE SHARK BEHIND THEM 10:40, 30 May 2025 A massive
20-feet shark was filmed at a popular holiday resort with an onlooker heard screaming a line from the famous Jaws film as it lurked by a small boat. Diners eating by the beach were suddenly
alarmed to see the predator lurking in the water and worryingly close to a boat with those onboard apparently unaware. The sea was looking calm in the footage when the fin of the shark
appeared from the water behind the boat which had two people in it. A shout came from a man amid general chatter in a restaurant saying: “There is a shark in the pond.” It was followed by
general laughter before other people realised that he was actually being serious with the 20-feet predator moving through the water. It is a reference to a scene in Jaws, which is
celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, where a crowd shouted out that a shark had entered a tidal pond where children were playing in a boat. And it happened in real life in the water
at Block Island, Rhode Island, in the US, where the fin was seen cutting through the water by diners at Dead Eye Dicks on Great Salt Pond. But fortunately the boat was heading the other way
from the shark and there was no attack like in the film. The footage was shared online by the Atlantic Shark Institute who commented that they had received calls about the sighting of the
predator. Article continues below “Sharks are arriving in Rhode Island daily as water temperatures continue to rise and more and more species of shark find them suitable to their liking,” it
stated. “Hopefully this shark will find its way out of Great Salt Pond soon and continue on its way!” It also said: “We got some wonderful video but loved this one from Jen Seebeck who was
enjoying dinner at Dead Eye Dicks when she noticed the fin slicing through the water inside Great Salt Pond. Clearly a very large shark and reminiscent of a scene from Jaws on this 50th
anniversary of the film. Can you guess what the species is?” Article continues below Atlantic Shark Institute executive director Jon Dodd said the shark in the video is a basking shark,
estimated to be approximately 20 feet long with a large dorsal fin. The basking shark is the second-largest fish species after the whale shark and live on tiny plankton. They are commonly
spotted in southern New England waters in late spring, according to the New England Aquarium. Basking sharks can be mistaken for great white sharks but they have pointed dorsal fins, while
the basking sharks have rounded fins.